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Idk about these other comments but those text messages are fucked.
What's so fucked about them?
The part about a male escort telling an elderly person how to manage finances? Idk guess elder abuse has different definitions for different people.
It sounds sketchy, but the text show she herself asks about it and for me that answer doesn't come across as manipulative or him trying to profit off of her. It would be more worrying if he'd answer something like 'o that car? You could let me use it' or 'I can sell that for you'. I think it's wrong to assume all old people are vulnerable confused and sick, and also wrong to assume a sex workers has less moral values because of the way they choose to make a living. I think the way they communicate show that a) she has a sound mind and b) he treats her honestly like a friend and not as a target or victim.
Have you also read she lives in Canada while the claimants live in Australia and waited four years to voice their concerns? That says a lot too I believe.
Per the article
The texts included in the affidavit covered a wide range of topics, including Henry's diet, health, financial matters and even the pair's differing views on the COVID-19 pandemic.
"Good morning Simon, you are going to be horrified but I am getting the vaccine. I'm hesitant but it has to be done," Henry wrote in one exchange.
"It's too bad you don't listen to anyone with common sense. I have tried to tell you in very plain detail but you don't seem to want to listen. So I think you are gambling with your life," Garstin replied.
But go off about how they lived in Australia, or is it reasonable to tell a elderly woman that she's better off without a life saving vaccine.